Saturday, May 19, 2018

It was cloudy and a bit cooler this morning which was a good thing; I was out the door with my long pants and long-sleeved shirt by 8:30. I was tackling the roses at the back of the house. After two hours of pulling bindweed and clipping back blackberry canes I was ready for a break. I sat out on the deck with a cup of coffee but I was having trouble “just sitting” so I got my book out and finished it along with my coffee. After 45 minutes I headed back to the yard and spent another hour cleaning up the clippings I created. I’m hopeful that when the roses begin to blossom I’ll be able to enjoy them without seeing blackberry stems or bindweed flowers.

When I got inside and cleaned up I noticed that my arms and legs were quite scratched up. I was wearing old clothes which are thin and have seen better days; those clothes appear to have rips in them in about the same location as my scratches. I had some anti-bacterial pine tar soap that worked wonders for my scratches last year but I don’t have any left; perhaps I’ll head up to the market tomorrow and see if I can find the woman that I bought from last year.

I spent a bit of time working on a card top after lunch. I watched a video last night from Missouri Star Quilt Company and it was the perfect block for the themed card I needed to make. I don’t usually make a particular theme for my cards but I have been over the past few years for this one special person. Stay tuned for a view of it.

I don’t think I’ll do much this evening. I’m tired and I think I’ll veg in front of the TV – I may not even pick up my crocheting project.